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Robert Kennedy Jr. Banned From Instagram for False Posts

Robert Kennedy Jr. Banned From Instagram for False Posts

The social media platform Instagram has permanently removed the account of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for posting false information regarding...

‘This Was Your Favorite Program’: Private Polish Media Go Off Air to Protest Tax

‘This Was Your Favorite Program’: Private Polish Media Go Off Air to Protest Tax

Many private media outlets went off the air in Poland on Wednesday, running slogans like “This used to be your...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Banned From Instagram for False Posts

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Banned From Instagram for False Posts

The social media platform Instagram has permanently removed the account of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for posting false information regarding...

Amid Tussle with Twitter, India Warns Social Media Giants

Amid Tussle with Twitter, India Warns Social Media Giants

India has warned social media giants to comply with local laws or face action amid an escalating dispute with Twitter...

Hungary Under Fire After Last Independent Radio Station Taken Off Air 

Hungary Under Fire After Last Independent Radio Station Taken Off Air 

The suspension of the license of Hungary’s last independent news radio station has drawn international condemnation, with the European Union...

WHO Europe Office, EU, Cooperate on Vaccines for Eastern Europe

WHO Europe Office, EU, Cooperate on Vaccines for Eastern Europe

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) European office announced Thursday it will partner with the European Union to deploy COVID-19 vaccines...

UK COVID Variant Will Likely ‘Sweep the World,’ British Scientist Warns

UK COVID Variant Will Likely ‘Sweep the World,’ British Scientist Warns

A British scientist says the coronavirus variant first discovered in that country late last year has “swept the country” and...

Yellen Eyes Innovation to Battle Cryptocurrency Misuse, Narrow Digital Gaps

Yellen Eyes Innovation to Battle Cryptocurrency Misuse, Narrow Digital Gaps

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday warned about an “explosion of risk” from digital markets, including the misuse of...

Twitter Suspends Some Indian Accounts Amid Farmer Protests

Twitter Suspends Some Indian Accounts Amid Farmer Protests

Twitter said Wednesday it had suspended some accounts in India after New Delhi served the social media giant several orders...

Europe Battles Multiple Crises Amid Vaccine Shortage, Russia Dispute

Europe Battles Multiple Crises Amid Vaccine Shortage, Russia Dispute

The European Union Commission’s president defended the bloc’s coronavirus vaccination strategy Wednesday amid growing criticism of delays in procurement and...

Russia Fines RFE/RL for ‘Foreign Agent’ Law Violation

Russia Fines RFE/RL for ‘Foreign Agent’ Law Violation

The Russian government has levied a fine against the U.S. government-sponsored media outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for violating the...

Lithuania Refuses Russia’s Demand to Arrest Navalny Ally

Lithuania Refuses Russia’s Demand to Arrest Navalny Ally

Lithuania has rejected orders issued Wednesday from a Moscow court calling for the arrest of Leonid Volkov, an exiled ally...

Ugandan Government Restores Social Media Sites, Except Facebook

Ugandan Government Restores Social Media Sites, Except Facebook

Ugandan authorities restored access to the internet Wednesday, a month after blocking it ahead of the January 14 elections. The...

EU Chief Acknowledges Mistakes in Vaccine Rollout

EU Chief Acknowledges Mistakes in Vaccine Rollout

European Commission president Ursula Von der Leyen Wednesday acknowledged Europe was late approving and rolling out COVID-19 vaccines, saying they...

European Lawmakers Criticize Von Der Leyen, Borrell Over Missteps 

European Lawmakers Criticize Von Der Leyen, Borrell Over Missteps 

The European Parliament has seen stormy sessions before but rarely as ugly as Tuesday’s when lawmakers scolded the bloc’s top...

With Mass Vaccination Program Under Way, Moscow Eyes Return to Normal 

With Mass Vaccination Program Under Way, Moscow Eyes Return to Normal 

Across global cities big and small, the coronavirus pandemic has forced a shutdown of cultural life. But that’s changing in...

100-year-old Man Charged for Alleged Nazi-era War Crimes

100-year-old Man Charged for Alleged Nazi-era War Crimes

German prosecutors announced Tuesday they have charged a 100-year-old man with being an accessory to 3,518 murders committed while he...

Steep Fines, Possible Jail Time in Britain for COVID-19 Travel Violations

Steep Fines, Possible Jail Time in Britain for COVID-19 Travel Violations

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock Tuesday introduced tough new travel rules for British and Irish residents who travel from COVID-19...

TV Journalists Face 3 Years in Prison for Reporting on Belarus Protests

TV Journalists Face 3 Years in Prison for Reporting on Belarus Protests

Two Belarusian journalists working for the Polish television channel Belsat went on trial in the capital Minsk on Tuesday on...

Hong Kongers in Britain Organize Support for Thousands of Newcomers 

Hong Kongers in Britain Organize Support for Thousands of Newcomers 

While China was preparing to implement a new National Security Law in Hong Kong in the summer of 2020, Jennifer...

Digital Radio Powering Global Communications

Digital Radio Powering Global Communications

Many broadcasters are using a variety of digital radio for high quality transmissions reaching faraway lands.  Mike O’Sullivan reports on...

Mystery Metal Monolith Vanishes from Ancient Turkish Site

Mystery Metal Monolith Vanishes from Ancient Turkish Site

A metal monolith that mysteriously appeared on a field in southeast Turkey has now disappeared, Turkish media reported Tuesday, four...